How are communism and democracy different?

Answer 1

Probably the best way to remember it is, communism is a form of socialism. Socialism is when the safety and living standards of SOCIETY come before the individual (is more important than the individual). Individual freedom is generally regarded as democracy.

Answer 2

Communism is an economic system. Democracy is a political system.

Communism determines how the total resources of the group are allocated so that everyone in the group enjoys the same standard of living.

Democracy is the voice of the people through the election process.

Could a Communist party candidate run in a Democratic election? Yes.

Communism is the opposite of the free-market ideals of Libertarianism.

Communism determines how the total resources of the group are allocated so that everyone in the group enjoys the same standard of living.

Democracy is the voice of the people through the election process.

Could a Communist party candidate run in a Democratic election? Yes.

Communism is the opposite of the free-market ideals of Libertarianism.

Democracy is the voice of the people through the election process.

Could a Communist party candidate run in a Democratic election? Yes.

Communism is the opposite of the free-market ideals of Libertarianism.

Could a Communist party candidate run in a Democratic election? Yes.

Communism is the opposite of the free-market ideals of Libertarianism.

Communism is the opposite of the free-market ideals of Libertarianism.

Answer 3

Communism will be democratic, with no government or rulers, and people making their own decisions about production and care for the environment. Limited forms of democracy (elections etc) can exist under capitalism.